Burn-in-test socket incorporating with actuating mechanism perfecting leveling of driving plate

Abstract

A socket connector ( 100 ) comprises a socket body ( 5 ), a plurality of contacts ( 3 ) received in the socket body ( 5 ), a lid ( 1 ) movably mounted on the socket body ( 5 ) and moving up and down along a vertical direction, a moving plate ( 4 ) movably mounted upon the socket body ( 5 ) and moving along a horizontal direction and an operating lever ( 2 ) located between the lid ( 1 ) and the moving plate ( 4 ), the operating lever ( 2 ) comprises a press member ( 22 ), the press member ( 22 ) presses on the top surface of the moving plate ( 4 ) to prevent the floating of the moving plate ( 4 ) in the vertical direction.

1. A socket connector comprising:
 a socket body; 
 a plurality of contacts received in the socket body; 
 a lid mounted on the socket body and moving up and down along a vertical direction; 
 a moving plate mounted upon the socket body and moving along a horizontal direction; and 
 an operating lever located between the lid and the moving plate, the operating lever comprising press members pressed on a top surface of the moving plate to prevent the movement of the moving plate in the vertical direction; 
 wherein the moving plate comprises a first end, a second end opposite to the first end and a third end connecting the first end and the second end; 
 wherein the operating lever includes a pair of lever bars and a pushing bar interconnecting to the lever bars; 
 wherein the pushing bar is assembled to the first end of the moving plate and can push the first end to make the moving plate move along the horizontal direction the moving plate move along the horizontal direction; 
 wherein the press members are formed on the pushing bar; and 
 wherein each of the press members is a curve shaped. 
 
     
     
       2. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second end comprises a first hook and the third end comprises a second hook extending downwardly interlocked with the socket body. 
     
     
       3. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pushing bar comprises a pushing section, the press member extends from the pushing section. 
     
     
       4. A socket connector comprising:
 a socket body; 
 a plurality of contacts received in the socket body; 
 a lid movably mounted on the socket body and moving up and down along a vertical direction; 
 a moving plate movably mounted upon the socket body and moving along a horizontal direction; and 
 an operating lever located between the lid and the moving plate, the operating lever comprising a pair of lever bars and a pushing bar interconnecting to the lever bars, the pushing bar comprising a pushing section pushing the moving plate to move along the horizontal direction and press members extending from the pushing section pressed on the moving plate; 
 wherein the moving plate comprises a first end, a second end opposite to the first end and a third end connecting the first end and the second end, 
 wherein the pushing bar is assembled to the first end of the moving plate; and 
 wherein each of the press members is a curve shaped. 
 
     
     
       5. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the second end comprises a first hook and the third end comprises a second hook extending downwardly interlocked with the socket body. 
     
     
       6. A socket connector comprising:
 a socket body defining a component receiving cavity; 
 a plurality of contacts disposed in the socket body with contacting sections upwardly extending toward the component receiving cavity; 
 a lid mounted upon the socket body and up and down moveable relative to the socket body between upper and lower positions in a vertical direction; a moving plate mounted upon the socket body and back and forth moveable relative to the socket body between first and second positions in a horizontal direction; 
 an operating mechanism located between the lid and the moving plate and defining a first section having a pushing member to push the moving plate toward the first position in the horizontal direction and a second section having pressing members to hold the moving plate downwardly toward the socket body when the moving plate is located in the first position; 
 wherein the moving plate is moved to the first position when the lid is located at the lower position; 
 wherein the operating mechanism is essentially a lever defining a pivot adjacent one end of the socket body in a front-to-back direction; and 
 wherein each of the press members is a curve shaped. 
 
     
     
       7. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the first section and the second section are located adjacent said end. 
     
     
       8. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the first section and the second section are offset from each other in a transverse direction perpendicular to said front-to-back direction. 
     
     
       9. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein a plurality of springs are located between the lid and the socket body to urge the lid away from the socket toward the upper position. 
     
     
       10. The socket connector as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein said lever defines a free end located away from the pivot and engaged with the lid for interaction therebetween.